Symphony no. 2 “To October” / Symphony no. 5

~ Release by Shostakovich; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, CBSO Chorus, John Storgårds (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: I. Largo
sound engineer:
Stephen Rinker (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Simon Highfield
producer:
Mike George (classical producer at BBC)
editor:
Alex James (classical music engineer)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (on 2025-02-01)
conductor:
John Storgårds (violinist/conductor) (on 2025-02-01)
concertmaster:
Yuri Torchinsky (violinist, concertmaster) (on 2025-02-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 2026)
recorded at:
MediaCityUK in Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 2025-02-01)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: I. Largo (on 2025-02-01)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1927)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”
Dmitri Shostakovich6:14
2Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: II. Poco meno mosso – Allegro molto
sound engineer:
Stephen Rinker (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Simon Highfield
producer:
Mike George (classical producer at BBC)
editor:
Alex James (classical music engineer)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (on 2025-02-01)
conductor:
John Storgårds (violinist/conductor) (on 2025-02-01)
concertmaster:
Yuri Torchinsky (violinist, concertmaster) (on 2025-02-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 2026)
recorded at:
MediaCityUK in Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 2025-02-01)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: III. Poco meno mosso. Allegro molto (on 2025-02-01)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1927)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”
Dmitri Shostakovich3:48
3Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: III. Meno mosso
sound engineer:
Stephen Rinker (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Simon Highfield
producer:
Mike George (classical producer at BBC)
editor:
Alex James (classical music engineer)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (on 2025-02-01)
conductor:
John Storgårds (violinist/conductor) (on 2025-02-01)
concertmaster:
Yuri Torchinsky (violinist, concertmaster) (on 2025-02-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 2026)
recorded at:
MediaCityUK in Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 2025-02-01)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: III. Poco meno mosso. Allegro molto (on 2025-02-01)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1927)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”
Dmitri Shostakovich1:58
4Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: IV. We Marched, We Asked for Work and Bread
sound engineer:
Stephen Rinker (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Simon Highfield
producer:
Mike George (classical producer at BBC)
editor:
Alex James (classical music engineer)
choir vocals:
CBSO Chorus (on 2025-02-01)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (on 2025-02-01)
conductor:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (on 2025-02-01) and John Storgårds (violinist/conductor) (on 2025-02-01)
concertmaster:
Yuri Torchinsky (violinist, concertmaster) (on 2025-02-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 2026)
recorded at:
MediaCityUK in Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 2025-02-01)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: IV. Chorus: “To October” (on 2025-02-01)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1927)
librettist:
Alexander Bezymensky
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”
Dmitri Shostakovich6:26
5Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: I. Moderato
sound engineer:
Stephen Rinker (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Simon Highfield
producer:
Mike George (classical producer at BBC)
editor:
Alex James (classical music engineer)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
conductor:
John Storgårds (violinist/conductor) (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
concertmaster:
Yuri Torchinsky (violinist, concertmaster) (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 2026)
recorded at:
MediaCityUK in Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: I. Moderato - Allegro non troppo - Moderato (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1937-04 until 1937-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47
Dmitri Shostakovich17:23
6Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: II. Allegretto
sound engineer:
Stephen Rinker (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Simon Highfield
producer:
Mike George (classical producer at BBC)
editor:
Alex James (classical music engineer)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
conductor:
John Storgårds (violinist/conductor) (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
concertmaster:
Yuri Torchinsky (violinist, concertmaster) (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 2026)
recorded at:
MediaCityUK in Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: II. Allegretto (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1937-04 until 1937-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47
Dmitri Shostakovich5:39
7Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: III. Largo
sound engineer:
Stephen Rinker (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Simon Highfield
producer:
Mike George (classical producer at BBC)
editor:
Alex James (classical music engineer)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
conductor:
John Storgårds (violinist/conductor) (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
concertmaster:
Yuri Torchinsky (violinist, concertmaster) (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 2026)
recorded at:
MediaCityUK in Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: III. Largo (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1937-04 until 1937-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47
Dmitri Shostakovich14:33
8Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: IV. Alllegro non troppo
sound engineer:
Stephen Rinker (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Simon Highfield
producer:
Mike George (classical producer at BBC)
editor:
Alex James (classical music engineer)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
conductor:
John Storgårds (violinist/conductor) (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
concertmaster:
Yuri Torchinsky (violinist, concertmaster) (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 2026)
recorded at:
MediaCityUK in Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo (from 2025-01-30 until 2025-01-31)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1937-04 until 1937-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47
Dmitri Shostakovich11:19

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photography:Marco Borggreve (photographer) (task: back cover)
liner notes:David Fanning (liner notes author) (in 2026)
design:Cass Cassidy (designer)
booklet editor:Finn S. Gundersen
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